Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steer calves under 500 lbs. 5.00-10.00 higher, 500-600 lbs. 2.00-5.00 higher, calves and feeders over 600 lbs. 3.00 higher. Heifer calves and feeders 3.00-7.00 higher, most advance on 300-500 lb. offerings. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, bulls 3.00 lower. Trade active demand good to very good on feeders.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.00/cwt on 726 head.

Average price

$133.00

726 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$470

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$75.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.58

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	147.33	839	376
Medium and Large 1-2	555	146.57	813	122
Medium and Large 2	594	139.47	829	102
Large 3	514	71.86	369	126

One grade step is worth $75.47/cwt here — about $470 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale726 hd

133.00

—

NM average2 barns · 1,004 hd

140.57

−7.58

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,766	76.02	1,342	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	50.82	644	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,602	44.52	713	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	44.05	479	81

Every lot, as filed

124 lots · USDA AMS · Clovis Livestock Auction - Clovis, NM

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Large 3	—	529	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	397	5
Steers	Large 3	—	810	61.38/cwt	61.00–62.00	497	8
Steers	Large 3	—	427	74.59/cwt	71.50–77.50	318	17
Steers	Large 3	—	371	76.59/cwt	73.00–80.50	284	19
Steers	Large 3	—	562	65.48/cwt	62.00–68.00	368	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	141.06/cwt	139.00–143.00	859	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	802	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,035	2
Steers	Large 3	—	1,089	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	599	5
Steers	Large 3	—	334	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	299	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	129.33/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,151	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	132.38/cwt	128.00–139.00	684	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	134.27/cwt	133.50–139.00	819	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	138.25/cwt	132.00–139.00	926	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	186.48/cwt	180.00–190.00	617	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	130.74/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,013	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	955	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	184.95/cwt	180.00–193.50	681	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	140.85/cwt	134.50–146.00	811	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	148.57/cwt	145.00–155.00	780	73
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	159.07/cwt	156.00–167.00	614	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	142.38/cwt	137.00–147.50	829	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	1,199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	152.55/cwt	147.00–164.00	726	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	165.29/cwt	160.00–172.00	688	41
Steers	Large 3	—	473	73.29/cwt	71.00–75.50	347	39
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	962.50/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	10,106	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	933.33/cwt	900.00–950.00	11,041	6
Steers	Large 3	—	678	66.12/cwt	65.00–66.50	448	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	921	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	675.00/cwt	600.00–750.00	7,904	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	776.00/cwt	600.00–900.00	9,040	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	607.43/cwt	500.00–710.00	7,156	37
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,840	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,775	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	953.94/cwt	700.00–1,125.00	11,657	52
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	760	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	687.07/cwt	500.00–825.00	7,963	46
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	525.00/cwt	425.00–675.00	5,381	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,400	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	605	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	44.55/cwt	38.00–50.25	498	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	51.00/cwt	45.00–54.00	638	1,253
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	47.88/cwt	45.50–50.25	569	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	799.11/cwt	610.00–950.00	9,382	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	917	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	6
Bulls	—	—	1,790	78.11/cwt	72.00–82.50	1,398	14
Bulls	—	—	1,581	64.61/cwt	60.00–69.00	1,021	4
Bulls	—	—	1,963	84.25/cwt	84.00–84.50	1,654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,076	45.10/cwt	42.00–51.25	485	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	616	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	685	128.70/cwt	127.00–134.00	882	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	715	125.75/cwt	121.00–128.00	899	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	761	125.21/cwt	124.50–125.50	953	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	639	134.75/cwt	130.00–137.00	861	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	119.56/cwt	118.75–121.00	747	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	119.76/cwt	119.00–121.00	807	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	637	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	739	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	676	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	804	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	553	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	777	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	436	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	336	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	672	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	692	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	580	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	400	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	370	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	357	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	518	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	51.61/cwt	48.00–56.75	650	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	497	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	751	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	781	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	108.81/cwt	108.00–110.00	670	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	38.17/cwt	35.00–41.50	392	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	31.51/cwt	30.50–32.00	318	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	47.12/cwt	43.50–50.00	531	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	45.90/cwt	42.00–47.50	601	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	57.76/cwt	57.00–58.50	708	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	44.52/cwt	43.00–47.50	713	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	121.19/cwt	121.00–121.50	824	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	122.75/cwt	122.00–123.00	754	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	144.22/cwt	140.00–148.00	552	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	125.48/cwt	124.00–126.00	719	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	898	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	128.93/cwt	122.00–132.75	691	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	136.02/cwt	132.50–142.00	653	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	126.92/cwt	121.00–128.00	661	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	140.59/cwt	135.00–144.00	595	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	136.54/cwt	133.00–144.00	650	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	142.56/cwt	138.00–146.00	613	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	142.50/cwt	138.00–146.50	539	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	125.14/cwt	123.50–128.25	851	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	145.85/cwt	144.50–150.00	490	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	443	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	786	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	119.22/cwt	116.00–122.50	615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	133.18/cwt	129.00–138.50	578	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	125.88/cwt	121.00–129.50	716	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	155.74/cwt	151.00–160.00	684	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	145.06/cwt	144.00–146.00	759	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	158.93/cwt	155.00–160.00	757	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	135.32/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,115	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	955	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New Mexico auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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